Harlem-born artist and activist Ringgold commenced dealing with textiles following a vacation to Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum in 1972. There, a gallery guard released her to Tibetan thangkas—common Buddhist paintings on fabric, surrounded by silk brocades. Returning home, Ringgold enlisted the help of her mother, a specialist dressmaker, to creat

For my material wall artwork, I selected a fabric using a sprig pattern in comfortable blue, yellow and grey colours. Pin For this first layer especially, there are no guidelines or selected method to adhere to. you merely want to be sure The complete canvas is roofed, and no more than one/4″ thick or so. I also tried to be sure the edges ended